2017 Volunteen Recap!
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This summer, St. Jude welcomed 32 new teens as well as 10 returning teens for our 2017 Volunteen program! The Volunteens provided fun-filled activities for our patients and siblings each day, explored health and research related careers and gained an understanding of and built a connection to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
In 2017 the Volunteens:
- Implemented nine themed patient events in inpatient, outpatient and common spaces of the hospital to provide distraction and fun entertainment to patients and families.
- Volunteered at the St. Jude Women’s Club Beach Party.
- Participated in 19 lectures, speakers and presentations of various specialties throughout the St. Jude campus to learn more about our mission, explore career paths and gain insight on the healthcare industry.
- Gained an understanding of how our unique facility has completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
- Each teen contributed between 56-70 services hours to St. Jude, with a total contribution of 2,492 hours.
“I received way more education about nursing than I knew before. I feel more prepared for my nursing career”
“The Volunteen program showed me how love and generosity can make such a big difference in someone’s day or life.”
“I got to be on the other side of the smile and I got to be the reason for someone's smile.”
“I loved doing the patient events. Seeing the kids’ faces and knowing I was making an impact felt heartwarming.”
“I learned that pursuing a career in medicine doesn't have to just include seeing patients in a clinical environment. Being a Volunteen has really opened my eyes to the research aspect of medicine, something I am becoming more and more interested in."
The Volunteens and Volunteer Services office wanted to thank the following departments for their time and service! You made a huge impact on our teens and we are so appreciative.
- Surgical Services
- Venipuncture
- Biomedical Engineering
- Child Life Program
- Basic Life Support
- Oncology
- After Completion of Therapy Clinic
- Respiratory Care
- Neuro-psychology
- Psychology
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Neuro-biology
- Nursing - Inpatient and Outpatient
- Nursing Simulation Center
- Immunology
2017 Volunteens: Ashley Davis, Katelyn Stewart, Tayler Rooks, Roxana Parada, Kallie Alexander, Chloe Christion, Alexis McCraw, Leah Flettrich, Alexis Ferro, Cindy Tan, Justin Du, Julia Wienberg, Jaynee Patel, James Steed, Peyton Segrest, Madison Morgan, Chandler Claiborne, Kate Baker, Lexie Kimler, Lindsey Gardner, Samantha Wiersberg, Gracie Coke, Xavier Conway, Aayushi Shah, Brandon Nwokeji, Barklee Loflin, Madeline Matheson, Anurag Epparla, Alexis Eftink, Ashlyn McCarty, Olivia Jones and Julia Nadeau
2017 Volunteen Leaders: Mary Dwyer, Stephen Hall, Ashton English, Katya VanAusdall, Hannah Mentgen, Kylie Robertson, Kristina Rodrigues, Jenna Joshi, Abigail McKnight and Morgan Sullivan
Click below to view photos and our digital scrapbooks from each session !
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